Humboldt Peak (Colorado)
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Humboldt Peak is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,070-foot (4,289 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 204°) of the Town of Westcliffe in Custer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
Humboldt Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,070 ft (4,289 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,204 ft (367 m)[2] |
Isolation | 1.41 mi (2.27 km)[2] |
Listing | Colorado Fourteener 37th |
Coordinates | 37°58′34″N 105°33′19″W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Custer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | West Ridge: Hike, class 2[4] |
The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range, comprising Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, and Columbia Point.
The mountain was named in honor of German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.[5]